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Iran publishes chart showing it may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz

The chart suggested ships travel further north through waters closer to Iran's mainland near Larak Island, a route that some ships were observed taking during the war

Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo, name lunar features after loved ones

Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew asked permission to name one small, fresh crater after their capsule called Integrity and another after his late wife, Carroll

China's supercomputing centre may have suffered major data breach: Report

The data has reportedly been stolen from the National Supercomputing Centre in Tianjin (NSCC), a major computing hub that supports more than 6,000 users

European nationalists, once MAGA allies, turn against Trump over Iran war

Backlash over the war follows European broad revulsion at Trump's threats earlier this year against Nato ally Denmark over his demand that the country give Greenland to the United States

Pakistani man pleads guilty over plot to attack Jewish centre in New York

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 21, said he answered the group's call for Muslims to kill Jewish people by plotting to attack the Jewish centre in October 2024

How Trump admin steered Pakistan's mediation to secure Iran ceasefire

Report says Washington pushed Pakistan to broker Iran ceasefire to stabilise oil markets and ease Strait of Hormuz tensions

'US forces to remain around Iran': Trump warns of action if deal violated

'All US ships, aircraft and military personnel, with ammunition and weaponry, will remain in place in and around Iran until such time as the real agreement reached is fully complied with,' Trump wrote

Asian stocks muted as oil prices climb on shaky US-Iran ceasefire

Chinese blue chips slipped 0.6 per cent, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.7 per cent

US asks allies for quick, concrete plans to secure Hormuz after ceasefire

Request was presented during discussions between American and Nato officials at the White House, where US President Trump met with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte

IMF, World Bank warn of rising food prices due to West Asia conflict

They said the organisations will continue to monitor the developments closely and coordinate the use of all available tools to support those impacted by the crisis

West Asia war: Iran ties truce to Lebanon; Israel says strikes to continue

A two-week US-Iran ceasefire begins with talks set in Islamabad on Saturday, but the situation remains tense as Israel says its military operations in Lebanon will continue

Not end of war, enriched uranium to leave Iran by deal or force: Netanyahu

If we had not launched Operation Gideon's Sword and Operation Lion's Roar against Iran, it would have long ago had nuclear weapons and thousands of missiles to destroy Israel, he said

Chinese oil tankers join line to test hormuz exit amid US-Iran ceasefire

A successful crossing is not yet guaranteed, as several vessels have turned back at the last moment and there has been little change in traffic over the past day

Mountaineer Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Everest, dies at 97

Whittaker's 1963 ascent of Everest alongside Nawang Gombu came 10 years after the pioneering climb of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

North Korea tests latest weapons, missiles as world focuses on Iran

KCNA said tests showed tactical ballistic missiles with cluster warheads could "reduce to ashes" targets spanning 6.5-7 hectares with high-density impact

Over 1,000 aid workers killed globally, nearly triple in past 3 years: UN

Last year alone at least 326 aid workers were recorded as killed in 21 countries

How West Asia war paralysed an Asian food giant and disrupted global supply

Vietnam, the world's No 2 rice exporter, cut production as power prices surged. Even with a temporary cease-fire in Iran, worries linger over the world's food supply

US Congress absent, Republicans mum as Trump swings on conflict with Iran

In a week in which Trump has veered from threatening to wipe out Iranian civilisation to declaring ceasefire, US Congress is out of session and lawmakers with power to declare war are in the dark

36 hours of chaos: The last-minute scramble for a ceasefire in Iran

After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying

Trump admin knew about Pakistan's ceasefire post on X before it went public

Pakistan's prime minister posted a public plea on X for President Trump to extend his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran; White House was directly involved in shaping the message